Fort 91原创鈥檚 upcoming new jazz festival is about much more than just music.

It鈥檚 also about art 鈥� hence the addition of that word in the event title: Fort 91原创 Jazz & Arts Festival.

The inaugural festival, which is being held in the village on Saturday, July 28, celebrates the bringing together of music and art, said event art director Elaine Brewer-White.

On the arts end of the festival, an art auction has been incorporated with the Motown review dance at the Fort 91原创 Community Hall that evening.

There鈥檚 a 12-piece band at the 19-and-older event, and while participants dance the night away they can also being bidding on one-of-a kind pieces of art 鈥� from pottery and jewelry to paintings and sculptures 鈥� explained Brewer-White, one of the auction contributors.

Other local artists participating in the art auction include Janice Robertson, Alan Wylie, Linda Muttitt, Anita Bissett, Paul Wood, Susan Gallick, Judy Nygren, Elaine Brewer-White, Caroline Ashley, Gabrielle Greig, Barb Defago, and Kirn Gill 鈥� with a few latecomers expected.

Each piece is displayed online at , with proceeds from the auction going to support arts education for the 2019 Fort 91原创 Jazz and Arts Festival.

While the general festival runs on just the Saturday, the event actually spans two days. It also includes a learning component with jazz workshop and jam on the Sunday 鈥� designed for young and emerging artists.

In the meantime, back on the arts front, Brewer-White is also in the throes of organizing another art component to the main festival day.

鈥淚t broadens the range of what we represent as a community,鈥� Brewer-White said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not just about music, we鈥檙e about wanting to celebrate and support all the arts, so that鈥檚 why 鈥� early on when Dave [Quinn] and Karen [Zukas] said they were going to do this 鈥� I suggested 鈥榳hy don鈥檛 we also include an art walk.鈥� So, that鈥檚 what we did.鈥�

Brewer-White is coordinating the said art walk, which will offer a free, one-day self-guided tour of various local art studios and galleries around the village.

鈥淐ome check out these creative spaces, from art studios to fine galleries, meet the artists who live and work in the Fort 91原创 community, enjoy original works of art in many genres and mediums, and watch demonstrations,鈥� Brewer-White said.

There are 13 stops possible along the tour, again with a full listing on the festival website at .

It鈥檚 a new way of inviting the public in to meet the local artists, watch them work, and engage in conversation, Brewer-White said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just so rich,鈥� she spoke of the arts community in Fort 91原创. 鈥淭here鈥檚 just so many talented artists in our midst.鈥�

The arts walk will feature five galleries or co-ops participating, as well as eight individual artist.